Generic Family disappears after join

Generic Family disappears after join

chughes
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Generic Family disappears after join

chughes
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I am having an issue with joining two generic families.  I have a window trim family.  Where the trim is overlapping the trim of an adjacent window, I am using the join tool to merge the two families.  However, when I join them, they disappear in elevation and section.  They are still visible in 3D views.  The families are nested in windows hosted to the same wall, and both joined object are from the same family and type.

 

Before join

ScreenShot840.jpgAfter joinScreenShot841.jpg

 

 

After join 3DScreenShot842.jpg

Thanks much 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corsten.Au
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Hi

Edit the window Family.

Check the " Visibility Settings " for the TRIM

visibility settings.JPG

 

Seems the Trim is switched off in elevation, and Symbolic Elevation Lines are placed in " Front Elevation " and " Rear Elevation " 

Switch on the Trim Visibility in Elevations...( in Revit Family )

 

let us know or share the file..

 

Best luck

Corsten
Building Designer
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chughes
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There is a visibility parameter in the family, but no symbolic lines.  I can make the joined elements reappear by toggling the visibility on and off a couple of times, but they are no longer joined after toggling visibility.

 

Family is attached.

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Corsten.Au
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Hi

 

In the Family, Left/Right was un-ticked..

I have switched it on and now it works fine the way you needed.

 

Revit family and File is attached..

 

Cheers.

These Left/Right was untickedThese Left/Right was unticked

Corsten
Building Designer
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ToanDN
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When one element is set to invisible on Elev/Sec, other elements joined with it will also be invisible on Elev/Sec, regardless of they were originally set to visible.
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Corsten.Au
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Yeah..

and the way that family is

created...

FACE based... so depending on its orientation and face..

 

Families TOP can should be  visible in Elevation

 

( this is not a typical Window family where plan, elevation section are similar to project plan,elevation section. )

 

... so in every orientation the visibility was not consistent..

better to keep everything visible...

family complicacies.JPG

Corsten
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chughes
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Sorry it took so long to circle back.  Thanks for the fix!

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